Moon Phases
This moon phase is when it is completely dark.
What is new moon?
This is the name of a group of stars that make a picture in the sky.
What is a constellation?
Light, warmth, and energy are received from this.
What is the sun?
This is the size of the sun when compared to most other stars
What is smaller than most?
This is the name of the moon phase when half of the visible moon is lit.
What is quarter moon?
This moon phase is when it is completely bright.
What is full moon?
True or False: The picture made by a constellation shows all of the stars in that part of the night sky.
False! A constellation only shows a small number of all the stars that exist in that part of the night sky.
True or False: The sun looks bigger and brighter than the other stars because it is the closest star to the Earth.
True.
This is a type of energy received from the sun.
This is the moon phase when most of the moon is lit.
What is gibbous moon?
This is how long it takes the moon to go through all of its phases.
What is about 30 days (one month)?
This is the reason stars look so small in the night sky.
What is: they are very far away?
True or False: We know the sun is the largest star because it looks bigger and brighter than other stars.
False! The sun is closest to the Earth. That's why it looks bigger and brighter.
This is why shadows change throughout the day.
What is the rotation of the Earth?
This is the moon phase when only a little bit of the moon is lit.
What is crescent moon?
This is the moon phases when it appears to get bigger.
What is waxing?
This is a tool scientists use to look at things that are faraway, including stars in the night sky.
What is a telescope?
The tile on the pool deck is hotter during the day than at night proves this.
What is: proof of the sun's energy?
This Earth movement takes 24 hours to complete, causes night and day, causes shadows to change and causes sunrise and sunset.
What is rotation?
This is where the moon light comes from.
What is the sun?
This is the moon phases when it appears to get smaller?
What is waning?
This is why stars appear to move in the night sky.
What is the Earth's rotation?
Radiant energy comes from this in the form of waves.
What is the sun?
This Earth movement takes 365 days to complete, causes the four seasons, and is around the sun.
What is revolution?
This is what the moon revolves around.
What is the Earth?